Justine Davis and her three-year-old son Cameron. Davis is in hospital in Cuba after a vehicular accident that killed her son. She fears she will not be allowed to leave Cuba to go to his funeral in Toronto. (Courtesy of the Cameron Davis Foundation)

A former Windsor woman will be allowed to attend the funeral of her three-year-old son in Toronto this weekend after Cuba agreed to her release on compassionate grounds.

Canada’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Consular Services Lynne Yelich tweeted Thursday that she personally intervened in the case of Justine Davis, whose son Cameron was killed in a traffic accident on the island nation in December.

“I personally appealed to #Cuba to request help on Ms. Davis’s case on compassionate grounds,” Yelich wrote via Twitter.

“Pleased to relay that Ms. Davis is free to leave #Cuba. We appreciate Cuba’s efforts to resolve this situation.”

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Davis suffered serious injuries in the same crash that killed her son on Dec. 23.

She and her son were riding a gas-powered scooter on Dec. 23 when it was struck by a large truck. Davis had been in hospital since the crash and was not permitted to leave Cuba while police there conducted their investigation.

She spent $9,500 on embalming and transportation back to Canada for her son’s remains. Cameron’s funeral is scheduled for Saturday.

Davis, who moved to Toronto but worked in Windsor as a waitress in the early 2000s, still has many friends here.

Mathieu Roy, spokesman for Yelich, said further details about the case cannot be released due to privacy issues.

“Our thoughts are with the mother of the Canadian child who passed away in Cuba,” said Roy.

“Canada sincerely appreciates the efforts that were taken to resolve this situation. Canadian consular officials will continue to support the mother to facilitate her return home to her loved ones in Canada.”

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